# 2021 Deceuninck–Quick-Step season

The 2021 season for Deceuninck–Quick-Step was the 19th season in the team's existence, and the third under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.
The team's performances resulted in them winning the UCI World Team Ranking for the third time in four years.

## Team roster

    As of 18 November 2021.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | (1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 28) |
| João Almeida (POR) | João Almeida (POR) | (1998-08-05)5 August 1998 (aged 22) |
| Shane Archbold (NZL) | Shane Archbold (NZL) | (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 31) |
| Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 25) |
| Andrea Bagioli (ITA) | Andrea Bagioli (ITA) | (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (aged 21) |
| Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 26) |
| Sam Bennett (IRL) | Sam Bennett (IRL) | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 30) |
| Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 30) |
| Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 25) |
| Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 35) |
| Josef Černý (CZE) | Josef Černý (CZE) | (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 27) |
| Tim Declercq (BEL) | Tim Declercq (BEL) | (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 31) |
| Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | (1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (aged 37) |
| Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | (2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 20) |
| Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) | (1997-01-21)21 January 1997 (aged 23) |
| Ian Garrison (USA) | Ian Garrison (USA) | (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 22) |
| Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | (1996-09-16)16 September 1996 (aged 24) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | (1996-08-31)31 August 1996 (aged 24) |
| Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 38) |
| James Knox (GBR) | James Knox (GBR) | (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 25) |
| Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 29) |
| Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 27) |
| Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | (1985-04-30)30 April 1985 (aged 35) |
| Jason Osborne (GER) | Jason Osborne (GER) | (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 26) |
| Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 27) |
| Pieter Serry (BEL) | Pieter Serry (BEL) | (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 32) |
| Stijn Steels (BEL) | Stijn Steels (BEL) | (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 31) |
| Jannik Steimle (GER) | Jannik Steimle (GER) | (1996-04-04)4 April 1996 (aged 24) |
| Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 35) |
| Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | (1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 28) |
| Stan Van Tricht (BEL) | Stan Van Tricht (BEL) | (1999-09-20)20 September 1999 (aged 21) |
| Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 (aged 20) |
| Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 21) |
* ↑ Osborne, an Olympic medalist in rowing and the inaugural UCI Cycling Esports World Champion, joined as a stagiaire on 1 September.
* ↑ Van Tricht joined as a stagiaire from SEG Racing Academy on 3 August.
* ↑ After a contractual dispute between Van Wilder and Team DSM, his contracted was terminated and he joined Deceuninck–Quick-Step with immediate effect on 18 November.
| Rider | 2020 team |
| Mark Cavendish | Bahrain–McLaren |
| Josef Černý | CCC Team |
| Rider | 2021 team |
| Bob Jungels | AG2R Citroën Team |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 11 February | Tour de la Provence, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | France | Six-Fours-les-Plages |
| 12 February | Tour de la Provence, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | France | Manosque |
| 14 February | Tour de la Provence, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | France | |
| 24 February | UAE Tour, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | United Arab Emirates | Al Marjan Island |
| 26 February | UAE Tour, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | United Arab Emirates | Palm Jumeirah |
| 27 February | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | UCI World Tour | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Belgium | Ninove |
| 28 February | Royal Bernard Drôme Classic | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Andrea Bagioli (ITA) | France | Eurre |
| 7 March | GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Italy | Larciano |
| 7 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | France | Saint-Cyr-l'École |
| 11 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | France | Bollène |
| 11 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Italy | Chiusdino |
| 24 March | Classic Brugge–de Panne | UCI World Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Belgium | De Panne |
| 26 March | E3 Saxo Bank Classic | UCI World Tour | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Belgium | Harelbeke |
| 27 March | Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) | Italy | Forlì |
| 28 March | Volta a Catalunya, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | João Almeida (POR) | Spain | |
| 4 April | Tour of Flanders | UCI World Tour | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Belgium | Oudenaarde |
| 9 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) | Spain | Ondarroa |
| 12 April | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | Konya |
| 13 April | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | Alanya |
| 14 April | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | Kemer |
| 18 April | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 8 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | Kuşadası |
| 21 April | La Flèche Wallonne | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Belgium | Mur de Huy |
| 2 May | Tour de Romandie, Stage 5 (ITT) | UCI World Tour | Remi Cavagna (FRA) | Switzerland | Fribourg |
| 5 May | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Portugal | Portimão |
| 7 May | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Portugal | Tavira |
| 8 May | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Portugal | Lagoa |
| 9 May | Volta ao Algarve, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Portugal | |
| 10 June | Tour of Belgium, Stage 2 (ITT) | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Belgium | Knokke-Heist |
| 13 June | Tour of Belgium, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Belgium | Beringen |
| 13 June | Tour of Belgium, Overall | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 26 June | Tour de France, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | France | Landerneau |
| 29 June | Tour de France, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | France | Fougères |
| 1 July | Tour de France, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | France | Châteauroux |
| 6 July | Tour de France, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | France | Valence |
| 9 July | Tour de France, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | France | Carcassonne |
| 18 July | Tour de France, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | France | |
| 21 July | Tour de Wallonie, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Belgium | Zolder |
| 24 July | Tour de Wallonie, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Belgium | Quaregnon |
| 29 July | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | France | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| 31 July | Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Andrea Bagioli (ITA) | France | |
| 4 August | Critérium International Marcolès en Chataigneraie Souvenir Lucien Cantourne | UCI Europe Tour | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | France | Marcolès |
| 10 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | João Almeida (POR) | Poland | Przemyśl |
| 12 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Denmark | Vejle |
| 12 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | João Almeida (POR) | Poland | Bukovina Resort |
| 14 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 (ITT) | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Denmark | Frederiksberg |
| 14 August | Danmark Rundt, Overall | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Denmark | |
| 14 August | Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Denmark | |
| 14 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 6 (ITT) | UCI World Tour | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Poland | Katowice |
| 15 August | Tour de Pologne, Overall | UCI World Tour | João Almeida (POR) | Poland | |
| 15 August | Tour de Pologne, Sprints classification | UCI World Tour | João Almeida (POR) | Poland | |
| 15 August | Tour de Pologne, Team classification | UCI World Tour | | Poland | |
| 17 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Spain | Molina de Aragón |
| 20 August | Grote Prijs Marcel Kint | UCI Europe Tour | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Belgium | Kortrijk |
| 21 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Spain | La Manga del Mar Menor |
| 22 August | Crito'Star | UCI Europe Tour | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | France | Choisy-le-Roi |
| 26 August | Druivenkoers Overijse | UCI Europe Tour | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Belgium | Overijse |
| 27 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Spain | Villanueva de la Serena |
| 28 August | Brussels Cycling Classic | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Belgium | Brussels |
| 31 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Spain | Santa Cruz de Bezana |
| 5 September | Vuelta a España, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Spain | |
| 11 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 7 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | United Kingdom | Edinburgh |
| 12 September | Tour of Britain, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | | United Kingdom | |
| 14 September | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | João Almeida (POR) | Luxembourg | Luxembourg City |
| 16 September | Okolo Slovenska, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Slovakia | Košice |
| 17 September | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 (ITT) | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Luxembourg | Dudelange |
| 17 September | Okolo Slovenska, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Slovakia | Dolný Kubín |
| 18 September | Tour de Luxembourg, Overall | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | João Almeida (POR) | Luxembourg | |
| 18 September | Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | João Almeida (POR) | Luxembourg | |
| 18 September | Tour de Luxembourg, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | João Almeida (POR) | Luxembourg | |
| 18 September | Tour de Luxembourg, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | | Luxembourg | |
| 18 September | Primus Classic | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Belgium | Haacht |
| 19 September | Gooikse Pijl | UCI Europe Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Belgium | Gooik |
| 29 September | Eurométropole Tour | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Belgium | Tournai |
| 3 October | Münsterland Giro | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Germany | Münster |
| 4 October | Coppa Bernocchi | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Italy | Legnano |

## National, Continental, and World Champions

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 16 June | Belgian National Time Trial Championships | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Belgium | Ingelmunster |
| 17 June | Czech National Time Trial Championships | Josef Černý (CZE) | Slovakia | Podlužany |
| 17 June | Danish National Time Trial Championships | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Denmark | Give |
| 18 June | Portuguese National Time Trial Championships | João Almeida (POR) | Portugal | Castelo Branco |
| 20 June | French National Road Race Championships | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | France | Épinal |
| 26 September | World Road Race Championships | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Belgium | Leuven |